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RF Safety Lab Ensures Wireless Gadgets Meet Safety Standards

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SAR testing measures the amount of RF energy absorbed by the human body from a wireless device. After graduating with a bachelors degree in biomedical and electrical engineering in 2000 from Johns Hopkins University , in Baltimore, he joined PCTest Engineering Laboratory , in Columbia, Md. The startup, based in Catonsville, Md.,

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Nuclear Fusion’s New Idea: An Off-the-Shelf Stellarator

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Within this enigmatic fourth state of matter, atoms that have been stripped of their electrons collide, their nuclei fusing and releasing energy in the same process that powers the sun and other stars. Researchers hope to capture this energy and use it to produce clean, zero-carbon electricity.

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Video Friday: Atlas in the Lab

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Robot Studio ] at [ University of Michigan ] Hard to believe that RoMeLa has been developing humanoid robots for 20 (!) RoMeLa ] at [ University of California Los Angeles ] In this demo, Reachy 2 autonomously sorts healthy and unhealthy foods. This work aims to bring ownership back to artists in the age of generative AI.

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How a Harvard Engineer Lost Three Grants in One Day

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Last week, the federal government terminated hundreds of research grants to Harvard University professors from a broad range of fields of study. This comes on the heels of a conflict between Harvard, among other universities, and the Trump administration. Its a bit like stopping a freight train. Research is the same.

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Japan team evaluates battery-assisted low-cost hydrogen production from solar energy

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Researchers from Japan’s NIMS (National Institute for Materials Science), the University of Tokyo and Hiroshima University have jointly conducted a techno-economic analysis for hydrogen production from photovoltaic power generation (PV) utilizing a battery-assisted electrolyzer. Credit: NIMS. 2018.11.119 ).

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ion Ventures and LiNa Energy conclude successful test of solid-state sodium-nickel battery platform

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ion Ventures, a modern utility and energy storage infrastructure specialist, and LiNa Energy , a solid-state battery technology developer, concluded their first successful trial of LiNa’s proprietary solid-state sodium-nickel battery platform at an undisclosed location in South East England last week.

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Exeter team develops low-cost photoelectrode for spontaneous water-splitting using sunlight

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Researchers at the University of Exeter (UK) have developed a novel p-type LaFeO 3 photoelectrode using an inexpensive and scalable spray pyrolysis method. A promising way of storing solar energy is via chemical fuels, in particular hydrogen as it is considered as a future energy carrier.

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